Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Blacks Harbour Looks For Community Input

The Village of Blacks Harbour will be looking for community input in the coming weeks as they update the Rural Plan.  This Plan is a document that sets out long term objectives and policy to guide future development in the Village. 

The Village is launching their Rural Plan Update this weekend, by hosting a community BBQ at the park on Main Street rain location will be at the Village office. 

The BBQ will take place Saturday, October 9th from 11:30am to 1:30pm; drop by anytime to grab a bite, learn more about the project and find out how you can get involved.  A $2 donation is encouraged; proceeds will go to Cans for Kids and the Food Bank.

For more information, please contact Heather Chase, Village of Blacks Harbour CAO, Tel: (506) 456 4870, Email: hchase@nb.aibn.com or Holly McMackin, Dillon Consulting, Tel: (506) 633 5000, Email: hmcmackin@dillon.ca

Cooke's Plans to Build New Fish Plant

A Company  in St. George is giving hope to the  Municipality of Shelburne Nova Scotia that  a 150  million dollar fish plant will be built there.

Cooke Aquaculture  has three possible locations in the province and the proposal includes a year-round, 24-hour processing facility for fish harvested in Nova Scotia.

Shelburne official Kirk Cox says municipal representatives recently traveled to the St. George site to tour a processing facility.

He says senior officials from the company are now planning to visit the municipality in a couple of weeks.

Cooke Aquaculture plans to be operational in 2011.

Follow Up Artifacts discovered in Charlotte County

A follow up today from The Department Of Transportation as to the construction of the Route One Gateway  Project.

In light on recent events that  lead to the halt of construction in the Pennfield Ridge Area where Archaeological content  from found by the Department of Transportation.

Communications Director For The Department Of Transportation Jean Bertin tells Tide News the area is still closed to construction. The artifact's were found in the bedrock and Archaeologists from the Province are are site conducting their own investigation.

Bertin says this has not put the project behind as Dexter has concentrated on other area's of the project . Bertin reminds people to respect the area and that  time is needed for the evaluation. The Archaeologist's are in their second week of their field study and anticipated to be there another week to ten days.